System and method for controlling the ground speed of an agricultural sprayer during a turn

A system for controlling a ground speed of an agricultural sprayer, the system comprising:

• a boom assembly;
• a nozzle supported on the boom assembly, the nozzle configured to dispense an agricultural fluid onto a field across which the agricultural sprayer is traveling;
• and
• a computing system configured to:
• receive a first input associated with a target application rate at which the agricultural fluid is to be dispensed onto the field;
• receive a second input associated with a turn being made or to be made by the agricultural sprayer;
• determine a maximum ground speed for the turn at which the nozzle dispenses the agricultural fluid onto the field at the target application rate based on the received first and second inputs;
• and
• control an operation of the agricultural sprayer such that the ground speed of the agricultural sprayer is at or below the determined maximum ground speed when the turn is being made.

A method for controlling a ground speed of an agricultural sprayer, the agricultural sprayer including a nozzle configured to dispense an agricultural fluid onto a field across which the agricultural sprayer is traveling, the method comprising:

• receiving, with a computing system, a first input associated with a target application rate at which the agricultural fluid is to be dispensed onto the field;
• receiving, with the computing system, a second input associated with a turn being made or to be made by the agricultural sprayer;
• determining, with the computing system, a maximum ground speed for the turn at which the nozzle dispenses the agricultural fluid onto the field at the target application rate based on the received first and second inputs;
• and
• controlling, with the computing system, an operation of the agricultural sprayer such that the ground speed of the agricultural sprayer is at or below the determined maximum ground speed when the turn is being made.